A Star Is Bored

A Star Is Bored: A Novel by Byron Lane      352 pages 

Great story!  If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be a celebrity assistant this is the book for you.   Film star, Kathi Kannon is a mess.  When she hires as her assistant, Charlie Beeson, who has worshipped her from afar all his life so much so that he wanted to be her, he is ecstatic.   He can't believe his luck.  She is his hero and now here he is in her home in her world.  But just like the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for, you might get it."  Comes oh so true for Charlie.   For every fun adventure, every exciting celebrity contact, every shopping trip, every acting gig there are the down sides to be dealt with, like Kathi's drug addiction and Charlie's not wanting to be an enabler.  A fun wacky ride during the good times but a sad reality check during her bizarre drugge out episodes.   An excellently told story coming from an author who was formerly Carrie Fisher's celebrity assistant though he swears the character is not based on her.    A good read from cover to cover.   I recommend it to teenagers on up due to the drug use mentioned, but, a fun book nonetheless. 

- Shirley J.